QOV

This is one that I made last spring when the Sweet Stitches Quilt Shop ran a mystery for our Quilt of Valor Sew Day.  We all had pre-cut fabrics ahead of time, so we could spend our time sewing as Joan gave us clues throughout the day.  We had no clue what the finished top would look like.  It was easy and went together fast with the large pieces.  There is a second strip of gold fabric like the red, but my gold isn't really dark, so it's a little more subtle.  Finished size is 64x78

I finally got it quilted, using a panto with stars.  I used a red/white/blue variegated thread to add some color throughout.

The back is a wide back that I found in Shipshewana last February

Maria's 30's

This is the second time around for this pattern for Maria.  She made one for herself in 2015 and had me quilt it.  However, her sister claimed it, so she made it again for herself!!


The challenge was to quilt it differently.  I made the mistake of going back and looking at the first one, so that picture was in my mind.  I finally came up with a different plan.  It's 67x86, with white thread used throughout.

It's a 2-block quilt.  I did similar quilting in each, but different in the center blocks of the outer rows.

They both have flower petals in the center and corners, but one has zig zags in the plain white, and the other has a large blocky petal in the triangle blocks

I used the same flower petals in the narrow border:

I love the way they show up on the back - it's like a whole cloth quilt

Love the way the quilting makes a large petal even though the sections were quilted separately 

Quilt of Valor

The national Quilt of Valor organization paired me with a Quilt of Valor group near me that made made this top so it was sent to me for quilting.  It's 60 x 72

I used white thread to put a lot of 8-pointed stars in the white areas:

I quilted wiggly lines through the red and blue strips using a red/white/blue variegated thread:

The border is a patriotic print, so I just quilted a simple meander.  This same fabric was used on the back:

Quilt of Valor

The national Quilt of Valor organization paired me with a Quilt of Valor group near me that made made this top so it was sent to me for quilting.  It's 60 x 74

I used a white thread to quilt hooks in the white and cream fabrics:

The  stars have connecting curves and loops using a red/white/blue variegated thread:

I used a blue thread to put loops in the narrow blue border:

  

The backing is a patriotic stripe:

Quilt of Valor

The national Quilt of Valor organization paired me with a Quilt of Valor group near me that made made this top so it was sent to me for quilting.  It has a printed panel in the center, with a small border, then a large border of coordinating fabric with fireworks.  It's 60 x 72

I did a simple meander in the fireworks fabric as the quilting there doesn't show well.  The first border has 8-pointed stars:

There is a checkered fabric in the corners, and I did stitch-in-the-ditch there to emphasize the checkerboard look:

The backing is blue with gold stars: